Category Archives: Sports
Canadian women to face Costa Rica in 'Pride Celebration' friendly in June in Toronto
TORONTO - The Canadian women's soccer team will host Costa Rica in Toronto on June 27 in a "Pride Celebration" friendly. After the BMO Field game, the seventh-ranked Canadian women will travel to Wash...
May 16, 2025
Concerns over protesters, man with smart glasses raised during hockey players' trial
The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team will now continue with a judge alone after the jury was dismissed. The move comes after a juror sent a note to the ...
May 16, 2025
Halifax Wanderers to host Wrexham AFC in under-21 series in Atlantic Canada in July
HALIFAX - Halifax Wanderers will play Wrexham AFC in a three-game under-21 series in July in Atlantic Canada. The series will kick off July 5 at the Wanderers Grounds in Halifax before moving to Charl...
May 16, 2025
Jury dismissed in sexual assault trial of five ex-world junior hockey players
Jurors in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team have been discharged. Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia did not give jurors reasons for her ...
May 16, 2025
Hellebuyck gets run support, posts shutout in must-win Game 5 for Jets
WINNIPEG - His sometimes-struggling netminder just needed more run support, Winnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel said after a 3-1 loss in Dallas on Tuesday. Well, it took awhile, but Connor Hellebuyck fin...
May 15, 2025
A sick Jamal Murray scores 25, powers Nuggets' 119-107 win over Thunder to force Game 7
DENVER (AP) - A sick Jamal Murray may have been questionable for Game 6, but in his mind there was nothing ambiguous about his playing status. "Absolutely not," Murray said when asked if there was any...
May 15, 2025
Ehlers scores twice, Jets stay alive with dominant 4-0 win over Stars in Game 5
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets will live to skate another day. Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice, Mark Scheifele had a goal and assist and Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to help the Jets avoid elimination wi...
May 15, 2025
Father and son, 11, killed in crash in Toronto's east end
TORONTO - A 47-year-old man and his 11-year-old son are dead after a crash in Toronto's east end. Police say they responded to Kingston Road and Manse Road on Thursday evening for reports of a vehicle...
May 15, 2025
A sick Jamal Murray scores 25, powers Nuggets' 119-107 win over Thunder to force Game 7
DENVER (AP) - Jamal Murray fought through an illness to score 25 points and power the Denver Nuggets past the Thunder 119-107 on Thursday night, sending the series back to Oklahoma City for a decisive...
May 15, 2025
Bad-angle shot eliminates Ovechkin and the Capitals, ending 'memorable' year for Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - Logan Thompson probably made dozens of saves in these playoffs tougher than this one - a shot by Andre Svechnikov from a severe angle that knocked Washington out of the postseason. I...
May 15, 2025